The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-16
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE-Upshaw presented n petit
ton iavoring valuation of veteran
titles located in Greer county lands.
Several bills amending the penal
code were introduced.
Bell, from judiciary committee No.
2, reported unfavorably the free pass
bill prohibiting State and comfy Of
fcers from accepting railway passes.
From the same: Favorably the bill
to secure the speedy collection of fines
and costs by making liable the officers
charged with the r collection.
lluiu he same: Favorably the bill
10 prevent ihe ale or giving away of
liquors OH election day.
From the same: Favorably to re-
quirc physicians to file their diplomas
with the county clerk.
The senate virtually killed the bill
known as the thirty-day notice bill, re-
curing railroads to give such notice
before discharg ny employees, and en-
ployes to give notice before striking.
A substitute was adopted applying the
terms of the bill to all corporations,
and limiting the notice TO those of in
definite employment The bill. how
ever, was pending when the senate adj
iourned
House THE usual basketball of
petitions and bills were introduced.
Parks: A bill 10 prevent tie ell
ticing away of laborers.
Bell of Cook introduced bill pun
ishing persons too frequently visiting
bawdy houses.
Bell of Cook: Defining legal days
work and to limit the same.
Light: A bill preventing the differ
ent trades from forming combina-
tons.
The private corporation bill was
sent lack to the engrossing clerk but
was subsequently taken up and passed.
House bill permitting criminals to
testify in their own behalf WAS taken
up and discussed and finally LAID on
the table.
TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE-The bill repeating the act
under which veteran land certificates
are issued goes TO the governor.
Frank for the penitentiary commit
tee, reported a committee substitute
for senate house of correction bill.
Stinson gave notice Of minority re-
port.
Committee reported $4,000 for re-
pairs to the governors mansion.
Terrell for the judiciary, reported
twenty-five bills dack.
The special order was the senate bill
providing for the sale of tracts not
exceeding $40 acres of public land
z each in the organized counties, on
second reading. Bells amendment
provides persons applying to purchase
any such parcel OF land to the County
Surveyor shall describe same and
name price he offers. This is posted
for thirty DAYS OIL the courthouse
door. During the thirty days other
persons may raise the bid and The first
applicant also may raise back, and at
the end of the time the Surveyor
awards the tract TO the highest bidder
This amendment and others conform
ing the bill TO it were adopted.
amendments by Allen extending
time for payment, and by Houston
authorizingpre emption of these lands,
were adopted.
Calhoun: Amendment looking to
actual notice of application TO owners
of surrounding lands and occupants
OF the land Itself.
Mcdonald favored widest notflca.
ton. II the State has public enemy
il is the surveyor. The notices post
ed up and some one in the ring imme-
mediately tears ii down.
Calhouns amendment was adopted.
On motion HarrisoH's amendment
wasv esuscitated and was adopted, on
" Burney, Garrison, Pope and Ter
rell voted nay. Calhoun's amendment
was reconsidered and amended so as
to provide notification to owners of
surrounding lands only when no news
paper is published in the county, and
as amended was again adopted. The
bill then passed to engrossment.
Senate bill requiring railroads to
4 give employees thirty days notice of re-
duction of wages on second reading
was again taken up.
Franks: Substitute of same pur-
port was adopted.
The bill was then engrossed.
The senate adjourned.
HousE-Steel presented the MEM
orial of the State Grange, asking that
two. fifths of the University fund be
apportioned to the Agricultural and
Mechanical college.
Moore, of Travis: That, whereas,
thcre Is n hill pendiup proposing an